Coming into the railways from ireland

[sayhall]

I'e alway had a passion for work if in the railways and have struggled to get jobs here in ireland. Is it possible for me to apply for jobs from here easily and make it into a career without a current added in the UK mainland.

 

[craigybagel]

To be honest I suspect you'd struggle. A lot of jobs come with distance requirements and even those that don't they often ask for your NI number which you won't have, and it's not like they have a shortage of locals they can choose from.

That said, if you can move over here you might find yourself in a good position. 5 months after moving here from Ireland (during which time I worked as a waiter) I was offered a job as catering staff at Virgin, and 2 years after that I got a job as a conductor at another TOC, which I'm still doing today. At companies like Virgin you need to stand out on interview day and I'm convinced an Irish accent is a great way to do that!

 

[EM2]

I did it.
I was living in Ireland, and was over visiting friends and relatives, saw a job for the railway and applied. I made it quite clear that I was intending to relocate.
The whole process from application to start date was about five months.
However, I have the advantage of being a British citizen already with a National Insurance number, and not having to deal with the fallout from Brexit, so I suggest if you're going to do it, do it quickly!

 

[Elwyn]

Brexit will have no impact on Irish citizens in terms of their right to work. There is legislation that predates Britain and Ireland joining the EU (the Immigration Act 1971) which guarantees Irish citizens right to work in the UK. That will remain in force post-Brexit and so leaving the EU will have no impact on Irish citizens right to work.

 

[EM2]

Brexit will have no impact on Irish citizens in terms of their right to work. There is legislation that predates Britain and Ireland joining the EU (the Immigration Act 1971) which guarantees Irish citizens right to work in the UK. That will remain in force post-Brexit and so leaving the EU will have no impact on Irish citizens right to work.

Not necessarily.
From https://www.dfa.ie/irelanduk-citizenshipandpassports/

Are there implications for people working or studying in the UK?

During the negotiation period of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, the UK will remain a member state and there will be no changes to the current entitlements of EU citizens to travel and work between Ireland and the UK. Every effort is being made to minimize any changes to these arrangements insofar as Ireland and the UK are concerned and people will be fully informed in advance of any changes eventually made.

 

[Elwyn]

Apart from temporary restrictions during WW2, the UK and Ireland have always offered each others citizens the right to work and reside in the others jurisdiction since Ireland became a separate state in 1922. Confirmation of that right for Irish citizens is enshrined in the opening sections of the 1971 Immigration Act which pre-dates the 2 countries joining the EU, and which remains in force today. I’d be astonished if that was changed by Brexit. It would political suicide to remove that right, and I really can’t see it happening.

 

[mitch.swiggins]

Confirmation of that right for Irish citizens is enshrined in the opening sections of the 1971 Immigration Act which pre-dates the 2 countries joining the EU, and which remains in force today. I’d be astonished if that was changed by Brexit.

I’m counting on this myself but I’d be lying if I said that I didn’t have ANY concerns about it. the current brexit negotiating team doesn't really fill me with confidence!

 

[Elwyn]

Fair point, but I feel it's so obvious that it's in no-one's interest to control Irish citizens going to the UK (or vice versa) that it just isn't going to change. And helpfully no new legislation is required.

 

[craigybagel]

The Irish living in the UK have full voting rights - even a government as hopelessly incompetent as what we endure in this country at the moment would have more sense then to annoy that block by trying to disenfranchise them!

In all seriousness though, for the reasons mentioned above Irish people are much less at risk then Brexit, and I wouldn't let that put you off coming here - and as I said earlier if a job here is what you want, you'll most likely need to move here first.